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Full-time: Coutts strikes late to earn Rams a point at Boro

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Wednesday, October 03, 2012
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PAUL Coutts' first goal for Derby County earned the Rams a 2-2 draw with Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium.

Coutts equalised in the 87th minute after Lukas Jutkiewicz looked to have won it for Boro late on.

  1. Paul Coutts

    Paul Coutts

Jutkiewicz had earlier cancelled out Theo Robinson's 15th-minute opener from the penalty spot.

Robinson and Nathan Tyson were both recalled to the Derby starting line-up as Nigel Clough made two changes to his side following Sunday's 1-0 win at Nottingham Forest.

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The strike duo replaced the injured Jamie Ward (hamstring) and Conor Sammon, who dropped to the bench.

Also among the Derby substitutes was teenage forward Mason Bennett, who became the Rams' youngest ever first-team player when he made his debut at the Riverside Stadium last season.

Tyson started wide on the left, with Will Hughes moved into a three-man central midfield.

Boro had the first effort on goal in the sixth minute, when Jake Buxton's slip allowed Grant Leadbitter to get a low shot in but Frank Fielding saved comfortably.

Moments later, Robinson did well after latching on to a flick from Tyson but Seb Hines came across to block his strike.

Nicky Bailey prodded wide from 20 yards, while Richard Keogh sliced over his own bar following a dangerous free kick into the box.

Derby won a penalty when Bryson exchanged passes with Robinson and was then taken out in the area by a combination of Andre Bikey and Leadbitter.

Robinson had missed from the spot in the League Cup defeat to Scunthorpe United but stepped up and finished well past Jason Steele, low into the corner.

The Rams' lead did not last long, though.

Keogh was adjudged to have fouled Jutkiewicz 25 yards from goal.

Leadbitter's free kick was parried by Fielding but he did not manage to push the ball away from danger and Jutkiewicz bundled the rebound in from close range.

Jutkiewicz had another chance soon after but his hooked effort from Justin Hoyte's cross lacked power and was easy for the keeper.

After Hughes had fired over, play was brought back for a foul on Robinson and Coutts felt his free kick had been handled as it was blocked by the defensive wall.

Luke Williams volleyed inches wide in the 32nd minute after George Friend had headed back across goal.

At the other end, Jeff Hendrick played in Robinson, whose toe poke was stopped by the legs of Steele.

Bikey tested Fielding from distance but the sides went into the break on level terms.

The second half was something of a stalemate, with neither side able to create an opening of note.

Sammon replaced Tyson just before the hour, so Robinson was moved into a wide role.

Derby were passing the ball around nicely at times - and Hendrick won a free kick in a decent position with 20 minutes to go.

Coutts' free kick deflected off the wall and landed narrowly wide.

Boro substitute Merouanne Zemmama went on a surging run in the 78th minute but fired well wide in the end.

Zemmama appeared to injure himself in the process but, before he went off, he managed to cross from the right - after Derby had failed to clear their lines - for Jutkiewicz to send a looping header into the net from eight yards.

Bikey should have made the game safe for Boro but headed wide from Leadbitter's free kick.

It proved a costly miss as Derby went up the other end and equalised.

Sammon's ball back across goal from the right by-line was laid off by Bryson to Coutts, who took a touch to get it out of his feet before beating Steele from 10 yards.

The Rams then had a golden chance to win it in the 90th minute when Bryson's low cross fell to the unmarked Robinson but he scuffed a first-time shot wide.

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  • Profile image for ibelieveido

    by ibelieveido

    Saturday, October 06 2012, 11:18AM

    “AHAHAHAHAHAH.

    Bet that cut's to the bone ay Tad,err i mean Stimy...errrrrrrrm

    Whoever.


    COMEONYOURAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMS.”

  • Profile image for PeteDerby1

    by PeteDerby1

    Saturday, October 06 2012, 7:50AM

    “you see stimac you're just showing a real character flaw by making that sarcastic statement.

    Whilst to someone like you the thought of someone who is a Derby fan having friends in the game is an alien concept that must be based on lies, to a rational person it's completely normal.

    Footballers aren't spawned from pods - they're just blokes like the rest of us, with families, friends etc. The fact that they don't engage with you probably has something to do with the type of attitude you display in your dialogue on here and your totally closed and blinkered attitude towards anything positive about Clough.

    If how you are day to day is reflected by the attitude you display here, I'd avoid you if I was a window cleaner!”

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    by mickstu

    Saturday, October 06 2012, 6:20AM

    “by stimacisgod
    Friday, October 05 2012, 4:46PM
    ."
    To openly single out a 19 year old kid, also did it against Wednesday is wrong, simple as that. Hendricks is a good prospect i hope this doesnt effect him"
    .

    I hope it does effect him and stops him making some of the errors he does - it is called learning and if you have not noticed Clough used the carrot and stick method and before long the DET sports headlines will be clough praising the same palyer - he has done that since he arrived as a manager. Some players respond, some get sold but if players making mistakes are not going to learn what is the point of them being in the team? Play brilliantly for 85 minutes , make 2 mistakes and let in 2 goals from the mistakes and loose 2-0. No thank you!”

  • Profile image for nzramsfan

    by nzramsfan

    Saturday, October 06 2012, 12:56AM

    “Has anybody on here ever been given a talking to or a warning at work.

    Hendricks by all account is a good player, and one that is learning his trade. Do you not think its right that he gets told when he makes an error. I bet you guys in the stands just accept every school boy error our players make and you never get upset. I remeber a very good friend John Mcgovern everytime he got the ball a shout of "bloody hell Mcgovern " went round the stadium. He Knew He was slated publicly and in private by the then manager. If the manager has got the respect of the individual then he will accept that he made an error and get on with it.”

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    by derwentx

    Friday, October 05 2012, 7:57PM

    “'"Derwentx - you would still want clough as manager if we went down to leauge 2, simply because his dads called brian'

    I don't want him as manager NOW simply because his dad's called Brian! I can see some of his faults but a lot of the criticism thrown at him is nonsense. I just happen to think that this stuff about upsetting young players and driving them to the point of suicide is over blown. It seems that you can't think of anything else to moan about this week because we have played well, so ytou have seized on one comment (which he qualified by saying 'we love him to bits'). Besides, only a super pessimistic like yourself could even talk about league two!”

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    by paul72

    Friday, October 05 2012, 7:46PM

    “We paid 100k for coutts but he plays like a million pound plus player what a bargain! if we beat a good brighton side on Saturday then its been a great start to season Nigel is doing a top job !”

  • Profile image for stimacisgod

    by stimacisgod

    Friday, October 05 2012, 7:23PM

    “Petederby1 = and my dad is alex ferguson ;)”

  • Profile image for ibelieveido

    by ibelieveido

    Friday, October 05 2012, 6:16PM

    “Derwentx.

    You waste your breath on STim and co,they
    dont understand the logistics of the whole thing,
    they must be children posting...”

  • Profile image for PeteDerby1

    by PeteDerby1

    Friday, October 05 2012, 6:06PM

    “Right, I'm out tomorrow night with two players who have played for the Rams (amongst other clubs) in the recent past so I'm going to make a point of directly asking the question about the impact of public criticism on players and also ask if I can quote them on here.

    Watch this space.”

  • Profile image for stimacisgod

    by stimacisgod

    Friday, October 05 2012, 4:46PM

    “Derwentx - you would still want clough as manager if we went down to leauge 2, simply because his dads called brian
    DMK_66 - Good post

    To openly single out a 19 year old kid, also did it against Wednesday is wrong, simple as that. Hendricks is a good prospect i hope this doesnt effect him”

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